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Transmission-Distribution Dynamic Co-Simulation of Electric Vehicles Providing Grid Frequency Response

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This paper investigates the impacts of electric vehicles (EVs) on power system frequency regulation based on an open-source transmission-and-distribution (T&D) dynamic co-simulation framework. The development of a EV dynamic model based on appropriate WECC dynamic model is introduced first, then the T&D dynamic co-simulation platform is described. The advantage of the overall platform is that DERs such as distributed photovoltaic (DPV) and EV are modeled explicitly in both transmission and distribution simulators for frequency dynamics and voltage, respectively. In the case studies, EVs frequency responses (i.e., primary and/or secondary) are simulated after the system is exposed to N-1 contingency such as a generation trip. Various EV frequency regulation participation strategies are investigated as well to study their impacts on system frequency response. The studies shows that EVs have potential capability to provide effective frequency regulation services.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Electricity, Advanced Grid Research and Development Program
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1908953
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-6A40-84970; MainId:85743; UUID:cf09bd4a-ca5b-45d5-b70a-f8e3e968a266; MainAdminID:68433
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English